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EAGLETON, Alexander William

Service Number:	165
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born:	Clarence Town, New South Wales, Australia , 8 November 1879
Home Town:	Clarence Town, Dungog, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Killed in Action, Onverwacht, Transvaal, South Africa, Onverwacht, Limpopo, South Africa, 4 January 1902, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Ermelo Cemetery, South Africa
Memorials:	Anzac Square Boer War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Boer War Memorial (Queen Victoria Square), Clarence Town EAGLETON Boer War Memorial Gates, Clarence Town War Memorial, Dungog RSL Boer War Honour Roll

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 165, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
6 Mar 1901:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 165, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 488 notes 5th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 6 Mar 1901 aboard Templemore arriving Port Elizabeth 1 Apr 1901.
4 Jan 1902:	Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 165, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Battle of Onverwacht

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